British GT 2016

[tux]

I do wonder if the Mclaren will just dominate GT4 though. As a roadcar the 570s has 562bhp whereas the G55 has around 375bhp and the Aston Martin Vantage 455bhp. I dont know, maybe im over simplifying it but im just worried you'll end up in a couple of years time with GT4 being a Mclaren spec class because the car is so dominant.

[Madkart]

Originally Posted by tux

I do wonder if the Mclaren will just dominate GT4 though. As a roadcar the 570s has 562bhp whereas the G55 has around 375bhp and the Aston Martin Vantage 455bhp. I dont know, maybe im over simplifying it but im just worried you'll end up in a couple of years time with GT4 being a Mclaren spec class because the car is so dominant.

What worries me here are the rising costs of GT4. This is the start of the end of the class imo. Now soon enough the cars will get even more expensive, operation costs will surge, more manufactures get heavily involved and next thing you know, the class is dead, and then we'll move on to GT5 and so on. I swear, it happens everytime. We started out with GT1 and now we're at GT4. Think about it.

[TheNewBob]

Originally Posted by Madkart

What worries me here are the rising costs of GT4. This is the start of the end of the class imo. Now soon enough the cars will get even more expensive, operation costs will surge, more manufactures get heavily involved and next thing you know, the class is dead, and then we'll move on to GT5 and so on. I swear, it happens everytime. We started out with GT1 and now we're at GT4. Think about it.

Ironically when costs were lower the GT4 grids were tiny. Only in the last 2-3 years has it really taken off, and thats only really in the UK. How much cheaper are the other cars nowadays?

[Madkart]

Originally Posted by TheNewBob

Ironically when costs were lower the GT4 grids were tiny. Only in the last 2-3 years has it really taken off, and thats only really in the UK. How much cheaper are the other cars nowadays?

It never really took off because there weren't so many series that allowed GT4 cars to race. Plus, GT4 was introduced just when GT3 was gaining popularity and now that GT3 is getting more expensive, teams are slowly entering GT4.

[mark_l]

I am disappointed to see Motorbase only fielding one car, and that Ahmad Al Harthy isn't in the championship for 2016.

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by Madkart

Plus, GT4 was introduced just when GT3 was gaining popularity and now that GT3 is getting more expensive, teams are slowly entering GT4.

Yeh well it's not like GT3 is dying... Seems to me like both GT3 and GT4 are booming in spite of the slight rise in costs. My guess is that the increased popularity of both classes and the increased income that generates, makes up the rising costs of running such a car. But that's just conjecture, I don't have any statistics to back that up.

[FIRE]

What does the McLaren GT4 cost?

The Porsche Cayman GT4 costs 111k Euro ex VAT.
However it's not going smoothly for the Cayman:

...
Polite enquiries to the Championship elicited a response that the cars were late in arriving with customers and a discreet use of the editorial contacts book revealed that customers have now been told that their originally communicated February delivery dates have slipped to late April, after the opening round of the British Championship and just a week before Round 2!
...
There are concerns too amongst some that the original spec of the car appears to have changed from that touted in initial sales conversations with a sizeable ‘upgrades’ package now priced at a five figure sum including some items that early customers maintain they were told were part of the standard car.

And to cap it all DSC understands that the Porsche will not have completed the homologation process for the Cayman even on delivery with the cars then racing under a waiver from the race organisers.
...

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/0...gt-season.html

[tux]

Mclaren £159k, reports on Twitter suggest its as fast if not faster than GT3 cars in a straight line but is yet to have any BOP applied.

[MikeH]

Originally Posted by FIRE

http://www.dailysportscar.com/2016/0...gt-season.html

That's a major feck-up by Porsche. Really dropped the ball on this and it would be a shame for those teams to suffer because of their tardiness. :/

[Miguel]

Also a lot of problems with the electronics. Still a lot of cars sold already, the field in VLN will be huge.

[Miguel]

My homeboy Jurek took some photos at the media day, if anyone is interested in seeing some: http://www.gt-report.com/2016/03/18/...duction-pt-ii/

[Akrapovic]

Are they going to stream this live this year? I'd watch this if I could watch it live.

[fergus_r]

Originally Posted by Akrapovic

Are they going to stream this live this year? I'd watch this if I could watch it live.

Select rounds on Motors TV I believe, just like last year, with most Sunday support races shown as well.

[billy bleach]

Originally Posted by mark_l

I am disappointed to see Motorbase only fielding one car, and that Ahmad Al Harthy isn't in the championship for 2016.

No full time Ferrari or Porsche either. Still it does seem to be the British Aston Martin GT Championship....

[brakedisc]

Originally Posted by brakedisc

Ecurie Ecosse and a McLaren? Young Scottish driver?

Announced today. Ciaran Haggerty and Sandy Mitchell in a Garage 59 McLaren.

It made a lot of sense when I posted it last year and I am delighted that the youngsters got the chance. Well done to McLaren and their young driver project.

[MikeH]

Question for the experts here. With something like 23 Euro GT4 cars going to be added to the field for the 3 Hour race at Silverstone (making a field of roughly 55), how many spots do we think that'll leave for one off entries like, hypothetically speaking, the Hector Lester Ferrari or that Whelen Calloway Corvette that's roving around Europe this summer? I'm not sure what sort of upper limit the series has or the limit of the pitlane at the track.

[Speed-King]

8 of those 23 Euro GT4s are from that Reiter Young Star thing and those will sit out Silverstone, so the field should be manageable.

[db9spotter]

I try to list all the Aston Martin Vantage V12 GT3 by their chassis number and races made

For the first event in Brands Hatch, is it possible for those who have the chance to approach the cars, to collect for me the chassis number of this Vantage V12 GT3 :

- #5 PFL Motorsport
- #8 Motorbase Performance

And confirm for :

- #1 Beechdean AMR is VANTAGEGT2-X3
- #11 TF Sport is AMRVANTAGEGT3-029
- #17 TF Sport is AMRVANTAGEGT3-028

Chassis number is visible on the bottom left of the windshield.
It is found in this format : AMRVANTAGEGT3-XXX

http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?t=143190

Many thanks for your help

[Miguel]

Can't you just send the teams an email? They'll probably be happy to help you out.

[db9spotter]

I already sent mail and facebook msg to all Vantage GT3 team in the world but Motorbase and PFL did not answer me yet.

[Miguel]

Lame. I'll see what I can do for you.

[AMD87]

Rolled 7 times thankfully Phil was ok cars a write off though.

[billy bleach]

So round one of the British GT Aston Martin benefit Championship. Yawn. How come everything else gets BOP but the Aston just keeps dominating ? No Porsche, Ferrari , Mercs or Audis in 2016 Maybe they know the Aston is unbeatable in GB

[BertMk2]

Originally Posted by billy bleach

So round one of the British GT Aston Martin benefit Championship. Yawn. How come everything else gets BOP but the Aston just keeps dominating ? No Porsche, Ferrari , Mercs or Audis in 2016 Maybe they know the Aston is unbeatable in GB

Well there was an Audi (although it did end up in the gravel). Also the Bentley and the Lambos were quick (as was the AMD Z4) - it's hard to tell what would have happened if the pitstops had played out normally, as it was there was the full course yellow and the pitstops all got bunched up as a result with everyone pitting at the same time - so some got held up in the pits. Without the fcy period I think the Bentley would have retained the lead at the stops (and probably the Lambo second) so an Aston win would not have been a certainty.

[tbtstt]

Was a shame that so much of yesterdays race took place under yellow flags: and that the race itself was cut short.

Interesting battle up front though. As Bert says, were it not for the extended safety car period, the Bentley surely would have been on the top step of the podium. Based on the rate they were catching second place, they were very unlucky not to reclaim that position as well.

The R8 certainly looked good: it seemed to be attracted to the gravel traps though!